The passenger side axle is in great shape; the driver�s side has some minimal
play and should be replaced. A new axle and bearings have already been
purchased and come with the car.
The steering rack was rebuilt with a bronze bushing but there is still
considerable play there; apparently the tie rod wasn�t fastened tight enough, so
Kevin intends to address that. He rebuilt the rack and failed to change the
boots, which are rotten and have holes in them, so all the oil leaked out. I
presume that new boots will be fitted at the same time.
The car has its stock shocks and springs, still with the spring spacers, so
it sits oddly high (by current standards). The brakes are all original, to
include the master cylinder with its two remote reservoirs.
The interior is in decent condition, but looking a bit tired. The headliner
blew down during his drive to my house! The carpets, switches and especially
the steering wheel all show signs of wear. Because it is an early car,
European-style switches are fitted (with pictures of the various components instead
of the words �LIGHTS� �FAN� etc.)
Original window switches are still installed, and surprisingly are both still
functional; however there is a broken gear on the driver�s side so the window
doesn�t go up and down properly.
The headlight switch is not long for this world. The buckets come up and the
markers and taillights come on, but initially the headlights would not
illuminate. Repeatedly cycling the switch and the high/low beam switch finally got
the electrons flowing and the headlights came to life. They are the original
sealed beam units by the way.
The A/C system doesn�t function, and in fact the compressor has been removed.
The car is equipped with 1971-style condenser and fan, and the A/C lines
pass through the right-side rocker panel. The heater hoses are also not hooked
up; the two hard lines from the heater penetrate into the engine bay behind the
passenger seat, where the A/C lines come through on later cars, but they have
no hoses hooking them to the engine. |
